Horse-collar fastener



(NOMM') A P PORTER HORSE COLLAR FASTENER- No. 406,369. Patented July 2, 1889 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER P. PORTER, OF MARENGO, OHIO.

HORSE-COLLAR FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,369, dated July 2, 1889. Application filed April 11, 1889- Serial No. 306,785. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER P. PORTER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Marengo, in the county of Morrow and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collar Fastenings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fastenings for horse-collars; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the parts thereof, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved horse-collar fastening, showing the parts detached. Fig. 2 is a sectional view, and Fig. 3 a detail section of the catch.

A refers to one of the sections of the fastening device, and B to the opposite section. These sections are preferably made of metal, the section A having the under surface thereof curved to correspond with the upper surface of the end I) of the section B, and this section A is provided at its lower end with sockets CL a and a cross-bar a. It is also provided at its extreme upper end with a projection A, having beveled edges and perforations a One end of the collar is passed under the sockets and partially under the crossbar a, and is secured by a screw passing through a perforation c, the end of said screw engaging with a threaded perforation c.

The opposite section B of the fastening device is provided With sockets of similar construction to those provided on the section A, and it is also provided with a cross-bar B, which extends from the upwardly-curved front and rear edges thereof. This cross-bar is provided on its under side with a dependin grib d, and also withperforations cl, through which pass the bent ends of the catch-pins D,

cured to the upper crossbar.

the ends of which are beveled, the said catchpins being pivoted centrally to loops e, se-

Rear of the loops e are sockets E, which are provided with slots and top plates. These sockets inclose spiral springs f, the upper ends of which bear upon the latch-bars D, which carry headed pins for depressing the same.

In order to fasten the ends of the collar together, it is only necessary to slide the tongue A under the cross-bar B of the opposite section, as the raised side pieces of the section B will guide the tongue, and as it enters beneath the cross-piece the front beveled edge thereof will contact with the ends of the catch-bars and raise them so they will automatically enter the perforations a thus securing the parts rigidly together without permitting movement of the parts upon each other.

The catch-pins and sockets are located on each side of the center of the collar, so they will not interfere with'the hames, and the ends of the catches are turned inwardly, as shown, so that the hames, should they contact therewith,'will abut against the downwardly-bent ends, securely braced by the perforations into which they pass. Thus a front or rear movement of the hames will not be liable to injure the catches. To detach the parts of the collar-fastening it is only necessary to depress the buttons on the free ends of the catches and the parts will become separated.

I am aware that prior to my invention it has been proposed to secure collars with fasteners made up of two parts which look by tongue and catches, and I do not claim such, broadly; but

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a horse-collar fastening, the section A, provided with sockets a a, having perforations 0 and c, a raised cross-bar located above said sockets, and a tongue with perforations, in combination with a section B,having similarly-constructed sockets, the crossbar raised above the base-plate of said section to provide a recess within which the ends of the collar Will lie, and a socket for the In testimonywhereofIaflix my signature in tongue A, said cross-bar carrying pivoted presence of two witnesses. spring-actuated catches, SZLld catches having their ends which pass through the perfora- ALEXANDER P. PORTER. 5 tions in the cross-bar beveled, said section B having a curved portion 1), the parts being or- \Vitnesses:

ganized substantially as shown, and for the L. F. DUDLY,

purpose set forth. N. E. BENEDICT. 

